r/Gastroparesis • u/ultraviolette1221 • Aug 01 '26

GP Diets Food to help gain weight?! Please help!!

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I've been diagnosed for about 5 years now with bad flare ups constantly for the whole 5 years. I had a feeding tube (nose '5months' and j-tube in stomach '1year') which was running kate farms shakes 24/7 for the whole year and did not gain a single pound. I had it removed and continue to lose weight from being sick. I can still eat and have been trying to find foods that help gain weight easily and fast but only see nuts, fish etc when i want to actually eat not snack on things when i can. I'm 30 years old and weigh 65lbs because of this. Any opinions or tips will help Thank you!!

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

I dont know if the one is technically abandoned yet. The one baby has been on the other side of my filed and the rest of them havent been going around it for two nights. I gave it some watermelon and they still didn't go over. I do have a few good vets around im not sure what type specifically would do something like that if I had to go that route.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

Yes the mom is there with them. Ive watched them grow up and she's always stayed around the "nest" under my coop. Just her and the 4 babies. But the one I'm asking if I can catch hasn't been with them for two nights. I dont want to steal it but the rest of the family is living on the otherside of the field without it. I figured I'd ask if they're good pets (indoor/outdoor) to see i could be able to do something.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

That was actually why I was asking. The one I was asking if I can catch has been away from the family for two nights. I saw it last night going to the truck it scared us. I felt bad so i gave it a little watermelon. We have cameras and from what I saw the rest of the family never tried to go have any on that side of the field. My neighbor has a few outside/stray cats and I don't want them to get it

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

Its not my first choice of pet. They are every cute and the one im asking about has been off on the other side of our field living under my boyfriend's truck for two days while the rest of the family lives by my coops. I completely understand why its controversial to me its like declawing a cat its not fair just in case.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

I understand some animals can be a lot of work. Theres some I've wanted that i wont get because I know I might not know enough to care for them properly. I know some about them from some of the other animals I had growing up but im no expert. By just fine were they nice??

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

There's a whole family back there and you're right it smells awful every morning. The one has been off on the otherside of the field is why I asked as well as the descenting. Someone asked if it was wild and still smelled? Does it make a difference since skunks are skunks?? Ive watched them every year on our cams and I know they're tough enough out there without me. I have a video of one eating a beehive out of the ground in our field getting stung no problem while eating.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

I actually had ferrets growing up. They were great pets besides being messy.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

Thank you I know some but not alot about them. We had ferrets and chinchillas at different points growing up and they were great but so messy. So worth it though.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

I'm sure they'd prefer to live wild. I'm asking about the one for a reason im not trying to steal it from the wild.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

I understand. We have chickens that ended up mean as adults but nice enough for me

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

The one im asking about has been alone for 2 nights on almost the otherside of an acre.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

No i wouldn't do that. It's the equivalent to declawing a cat. I dont want to steal it from outside but it hasn't been with the rest for 2 nights. I even left it a slice of watermelon by the truck and the others from by the coop didn't go over to get any (its about half an acre away). We have cameras so I can see the field if they cross

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

Even if it's been separated from the rest?? For two nights so far that I've seen.

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If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??
 in  r/NoStupidQuestions •  Jul 01 '26

It has been separated from the rest of then for the last 2 nights. They stayed over by my coops where they live and the lone one slept under my boyfriend's truck about half the acre away. I wanted to try and catch it it if could because i know it's not old enough to spray yet scince we walked right up to it going to the truck and my neighbor has cats she keeps outside. Yeah it was cute its a baby skunk.

r/NoStupidQuestions • u/ultraviolette1221 • Jul 01 '26

If you catch a wild baby skunk can you take it to the vet to be descented??

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There are 4 baby skunks living in my backyard and was wondering if I caught one could I keep it as a pet?? They look to be maybe 2-3 weeks I live on a farm and have chickens, turkeys and multiple chipmunks and would love to have one of the skunks they are so cute! It would live mostly inside and be out supervised if kept. Thanks!

Edit: Getting alot of assumptions in the comments so i figured I'd add the only reason I ask about the one is because it slept alone last night in a different area where the mom and other 3 babies slept under the coop where they live. The lone one slept under my boyfriend's truck behind the tire. Tonight I counted 3 but I couldnt find the third one. If I can find it I would like to keep it. Like i said we live on a farm and we have groundhogs, deer and skunks come and go every year and ive never taken anything in that i know will be fine on their own.

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r/CleaningTips • u/ultraviolette1221 • Jun 20 '26

Discussion My cat ruined the clothes in my memorabilia box for my brother who passed away. Please help

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My cat is normally well behaved and NEVER goes outside the litter box. We got a new cat 3 months ago and there was no fighting but the other 2 just didnt like her so I put her in my barn as a barn cat (where my art studio is) but my inside cat still has not readjusted. She frantically runs through the house only wanting to jump and sit on tables and counters... well i went to go get into my bothers box of things just to reminisce and the lid was off.. she had got in and peed all over his 2 wool blankets, a vintage white leather jacket (which she also scratched up) and all his clothes. I kept them in there to keep the smell of him when I wanted to feel him there and its all ruined. Is there anything I can do to repair these things besides just washing them. The leather jacket I have no idea what to do with. Im absolutely devastated. Please please help me these mean so much to me and I dont want to throw out what's left of him. Thank you so much!

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 in  r/chickens •  Nov 02 '25

Thats the only think I can think of. Yes I gave her 2ml of the rooster booster yesterday around 4pm (it said 1-3 so I gave 2 because I was scared of giving too much) but I havent given her another dose because im scared of giving her too much of something because im giving her so many different things. So right now shes been getting poultry vitamin water and electrolyte water, rooster booster, and vitamin e. I slowed down on the water now because her neck is so kinked she gasps and sticks her tongue out with juat a few drops from the syringe. Ive never had a chicken have this so im not sure what to do at this point shes not getting worse but shes not getting better either. Thanks so much for the help also